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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $120M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.76% → 14.04% (+1.3%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $117M → $120M (+$2.41M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 96 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 17

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
96
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
17
Reduced
30
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
+$9.06M
2
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$6.07M
3
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
+$1.56M
4
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$524K
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$308K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$13.5M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$2.34M
3
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
-$1.52M
4
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$917K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$706K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
101
Evanson Asset Management
California
– -$136K -25,686 Closed
CIBC World Market
102
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$116K -21,812 Closed
SFS
103
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$83K -15,672 Closed
BFA
104
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$74K -13,984 Closed
CB
105
Chemical Bank
Michigan
– -$70K -13,200 Closed
JIC
106
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
– -$61K -11,625 Closed
CAS
107
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
– -$60K -11,240 Closed
CCM
108
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
– -$42K -7,920 Closed
RIA
109
RPG Investment Advisory
California
– -$8K -1,600 Closed
BWM
110
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$5K -1,000 Closed
FANJ
111
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$5K -1,000 Closed
SWP
112
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$2K -295 Closed
OGC
113
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
– -$1K -200 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
114
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– -$623 -119 -56%
MOS
115
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– +$786 +150 New
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

96 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $120M — up 2.1% from $117M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in PSLV was balanced in Q4 2018: 17 funds opened new positions, 17 closed out, 17 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), opening a new position worth an estimated $9.06M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.5M sold.

  • 96 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $120M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q4 2018, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q4 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2018 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $9.06M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $13.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.